Tulsa cop fatally shoots an unarmed black man, Terence Crutcher, outside his stalled SUV

Police helicopter footage of the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher
(Image credit: AP/YouTube)

On Friday in Oklahoma, Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot Terence Crutcher outside his stalled SUV, and on Monday, Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan pledged, "I want to assure our community and I want to assure all of you and people across the nation who are going to be looking at this: We will achieve justice." The "this" he was referring to is video footage of the shooting, from a helicopter and also a police car dashboard camera. "It's very difficult to watch," Jordan said. "The first time I watched it I watched it with the family," on Sunday, he added. "We will do the right thing, we will not cover anything up." Be warned that the video does show Crutcher, 40, right after he is shot:

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